Weather Records on 6 July 1978

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1978. Highest significance: Primghar, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 1978

On 6 July 1978, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,040 daily.
Primghar set a daily record precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 6 July 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 6 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norrsundet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 605.

Records on 6 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	605
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 1,040.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1978

Top 20 records on 6 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1978	Primghar, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1978	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1978	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1978	Anna Plains, AU	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Osage, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Northwood, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Trempealeau Dam 6, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Mason City, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Charles City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1978	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 1,072 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 1978-07-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	764
10 to 20	95
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2